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Notes for Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines Negative Declaration (Appendix E, Part l) Page 1 3. The Urban Design Guidelines portion of this Plan were developed for the purpose of improving the architectural character of the downtown. These guidelines build on the character of the existing buildings within the downtown, especially those which have historical importance. Any change in pattern, scale or character of the general area would be a modest shift back to the historical look of the downtown. 6. The Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines are designed to make the downtown more attractive. The Plan is comprised of three parts: a marketing strategy to bring better uses to the downtown; an urban design strategy to guide any future changes in the urban fabric of the downtown; and design guidelines to direct the look of infill buildings or major renovations to existing buildings. This Plan addresses changes within the existing downtown; the greatest change that could come about as a result of the Plan is the re-establishment of the historical street grid in the downtown. Page 2. 7. (13). San Leandro has many on-going planning studies. The Downtown Plan committee considered studies that were done for areas adjacent to the Downtown in an attempt to avoid any duplication of efforts. The studies considered were the East 14th Street traffic study (1998-99), which analyzed the possibility of reducing the number of travel lanes along this State Highway, and the BART Area study (1999), which is evaluating the possible uses of under- utilized sites adjacent to the San Leandro BART station. The Downtown Plan does not build on these plans, but gives recommendations for improving the appearance of the Downtown.